dacoit /dəˈkɔɪt/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(India, Pakistan) A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.[…] she had harangued us on the subject of fever and cholera and bad water, had warned us solemnly against dacoits, and now she was hinting at ghosts. — 1893 verb1 •(India) To commit armed robbery. formsdacoited · dacoiting · dacoits
